The Oxford-Duden Pictorial French and English Dictionary [Paperback]

Oxford University Press (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198645384 | ISBN-13: 978-0198645382 | Publication Date: November 14, 1996 | Edition: 2

The Oxford-Duden Pictorial French and English Dictionary, Second Edition identifies over 28,000 objects by means of numbered Based on the premise that pictures can more clearly convey certain kinds of information, this handy reference presents a list of vocabulary relating to a subject together with a picture illustrating that subject. Each double-page spread links the words by number to the picture situation drawn from everyday life. This Second Edition has been revised and updated to reflect over 1,500 new items of vocabulary relating to such diverse fields as photography, typesetting, personal computers, telecommunications, and transport. An essential reference for general readers, students, translators, travelers, and business people, the Oxford-Duden Pictorial French and English Dictionary, Second Edition, serves as an invaluable supplement to any French-English or English-French dictionary.

Product Details

• Paperback: 880 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (November 14, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198645384
• ISBN-13: 978-0198645382
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #523,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars recommended, June 22, 2008

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Mike (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Oxford-Duden Pictorial French and English Dictionary (Paperback)

Unlike a dictionary, this book presents a vocabulary associated with a topic. Example topics are animals, plants, woodworking, construction, ships, cars, planes, etc. As a result, if you want to build your vocabulary in order to discuss some topic with someone, you can learn that vocabulary much more quickly than by skipping all over a dictionary.

I recommend it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must for anyone serious about the language, May 19, 2008

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D. Miner (Pendleton Indiana) - See all my reviews
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LOVE this book! I have a bachelors in french and lived in France for three years. How else do you tell the Darty repair man that you think there is a clothes dryer hose you need? Do you learn those terms in french class?....not usually...but you can find it in here. You can even find the french term for fern spores! INSANE amount of vocab that really comes in useful in everyday living when the french word for "furniture dolly" escapes you in the middle of <<Leroy Merlin>> which is sort of like our Lowes or home depot (c'est 'camion à main' if you were wondering...and no they didn't have one...but the guy at the Renault delearship did and lent me one to help with my move.) Buy with confidence it will come in extremely handy......

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Oxford-Duden Pictorial French and English Dictionary, June 9, 2008

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Lara L. Brotslaw "Mme. Brotslaw" (California) - See all my reviews
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This is an excellent dictionary for teachers wanting to tie technical subjects, such as agriculture, forestry, industrial arts, or ROTC into their French teaching. It provides finely detailed drawings of machinery,terrain, plants and animals. JH/HS teachers may find it sparten and humerless, but extremely interesting and accurate. It is a good source for a student wanting to pursue an area of technicalThe Oxford-Duden Pictorial French and English Dictionary interest for a portfolio or project.